County population in 2012: 7,798 (43% urban, 57% rural); it was 10,117 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 886 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,109 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,453 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,063 (it was 1,112 in 2000)
% of renters here:
31%
State:
30%
Land area: 405 sq. mi. Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 20 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Quitman County: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $318 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $179 (0.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.7%
(18.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.2% for Black residents, 20.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 20.4% for other race residents, 85.7% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 37 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 27 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29 years old, Other race residents: 30 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
33.1%
Whole state:
19.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
14.3%
Whole state:
9.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Quitman County is $396 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $467 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Churches in Quitman County include: New Hope Church (A), New Macedonia Church (B), New Mount Carmel Church (C), New Salem Church (D), Pawpaw Church (E), Phillips Chapel (F), Pilgrims Rest Church (G), Pleasant Ridge Church (H), Queen Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Denton Cemetery (1), Lambert Cemetery (2), Gleason Grove Cemetery (3), Tallahatchie County Cemetery (4), New Macedonia Cemetery (5), Youngs Cemetery (6), Posey Mound Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Pompey Lake (A), Black Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Mussel Lake (D), Island Lake (E), Blue Hole (F), Twin Lakes (G), Bear Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bobo Bayou (A), Big Creek Deadwater (B), Beech Bayou (C), Burrell Bayou (D), Tucker Bayou (E), Loggie Bayou (F), Thomasson Bayou (G), Sledge Bayou (H), Puncheon Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 237 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 55.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 20 (45% naturalized citizens)
Quitman County:
0.2%
Whole state:
1.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 7
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 1
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 3
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 6
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,914
One, attached: 41
Two: 43
3 or 4: 153
5 to 9: 97
10 to 19: 9
20 or more: 46
Mobile homes: 614
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units in Quitman County with a mortgage: 925 (65 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 950
Here:
49.3% with mortgage
State:
62.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.77%
Here
52.8%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 5,339 Total congregations: 24
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Other
Adherents
4,013 (75.2%)
743 (13.9%)
200 (3.7%)
133 (2.5%)
250 (4.7%)
Congregations
11 (45.8%)
6 (25.0%)
1 (4.2%)
2 (8.3%)
4 (16.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 751 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $133,575 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $238.82 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.67% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $153,075 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 72.52% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.68% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $144,954 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.66% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Corn for grain: 6625 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 3439 harvested acres Upland cotton: 43683 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 59056 harvested acres Land in orchards: 594 acres
Tornado activity:
Quitman County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 11/24/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 33 people and caused $8 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Quitman County-area historical earthquake activity is above Mississippi state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center On 9/17/1997 at 18:16:31, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from the county center On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.7 miles away from Quitman County center On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 28.7 miles away from the county center On 4/11/1996 at 21:54:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)
Most recent natural disasters:
Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1972): April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Mississippi Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 24, 2001 to December 17, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1398): December 7, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1398, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Mississippi Tornadoes and Severe Storms, Incident Period: February 16, 2001 to March 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1360): February 23, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Mississippi Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Freezing Rain And Sleet, Incident Period: February 9, 1994 to February 14, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1009): February 18, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1009, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Freeze
Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: April 26, 1991 to May 31, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-906): May 17, 1991, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-906, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: February 17, 1991 to March 21, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-895): March 5, 1991, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-895, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: January 24, 1990 to March 15, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-859): February 28, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-859, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Mississippi Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, Incident Period: March 27, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-368): March 27, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-368, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Quitman County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (35%)
Philippines (30%)
United Kingdom (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Nigeria (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Quitman County (%):
United States or American (11%)
Irish (3%)
English (2%)
German (1%)
African (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Italian (0%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,318 (68%)
Carpooled: 810 (24%)
Bus or trolley bus: 71 (2%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 90 (3%)
Other means: 61 (2%)
Worked at home: 63 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Quitman County, Mississippi in 2000:
59 people in nursing homes
54 people in state prisons
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Quitman County, Mississippi in 2010:
92 people in correctional residential facilities
60 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
12 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,253.
5.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,879 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.44%
Mississippi average:
7.82%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.09% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($14,241 average AGI)
2.35% relocated from other states ($8,638 average AGI)
Quitman County:
2.35%
Mississippi average:
3.40%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,015 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.58%
Mississippi average:
8.35%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($17,627 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($6,388 average AGI)
Quitman County:
2.15%
Mississippi average:
3.96%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2
Births per 1000 population in Quitman County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Quitman County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Quitman County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,815 (1,282 aged, 533 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.29 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8852.290 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 339.680 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 61842.51
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1324.640 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1324.640 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.51
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 10.09 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 21.03
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1 Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,059
In family households: 6,937 (1,044 male householders, 1,032 female householders)
1,073 spouses, 2,481 children (2,271 natural, 56 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 573 grandchildren, 177 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 215 other relatives, 219 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,122 (432 male householders (379 living alone)), 550 female householders (490 living alone)), 140 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 164 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 792 2-persons, 525 3-persons, 370 4-persons, 202 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.
98.6% of residents of Quitman County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $98,732,000 ($10163 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $437,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,893,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,539,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,064,000 Federal grants: $33,206,000 Federal procurement contracts: $364,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,666,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,648,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $138,000 Federal Government insurance: $34,264,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 802
Here:
84 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 581
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
51 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +4
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+4 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -805
Here:
-85 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Quitman County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
5.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.3
Year house built
2005 or later: 33
2000 to 2004: 85
1990 to 1999: 595
1980 to 1989: 696
1970 to 1979: 615
1960 to 1969: 467
1950 to 1959: 747
1940 to 1949: 396
1939 or earlier: 352
Rooms in houses/apartments in Quitman County, Mississippi
67% of Quitman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Mississippi.
Quitman County:
67.1%
State average:
59.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9038
Northeast: 18
Midwest: 403
South: 593
West: 32
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Quitman County
37.0 years
36.0 years
(57.0%)
(43.0%)
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